By Jessica Ackerman

Boys just naturally love to collect things. If you are trying to decorate a 12 year old boy’s bedroom, you need to find storage space for all of his collections, or find a way to display them to add to the overall decor of the room. This latter idea is usually the best approach. Your display methods are going to vary, depending on what types of objects have been collected. In addition, some collected items will be mostly just for display, while other collections, such as action figures or race cars, might be toys that still get played with every day. You’ll want to take this into account when planning your display methods.

Action Figures and Cars

If you have a collection of toys such as action figures or cars, a couple display options could include open shelves, or a display cabinet with glass doors. Generally, if the collected items are still being played with, the open shelves are a much better choice. However, if the items are more collectible in nature, or they are fragile or hard to keep clean and dusted, a closed display cabinet is a great idea.

Baseball Cards

Another popular collection with boys is baseball cards. Sports card collections have a tendency towards being quite extensive, and most times the best place for them is in a sports card collector’s book. However, you can display a few favorite cards by mounting and framing them, and displaying them on the wall. An especially fun display method for baseball cards is to create a large baseball field poster display. To do this, cut a large square shape out of green poster board or mat board, and then add a square of brown poster board of mat board in baseball diamond style. You can then use photo square to place a baseball card of each team player in their actual playing position on this “field” frame.

Video Games and Media

Other items that boys often collect are video games, CDs, DVDs, books, or magazines. These types of items need a good storage method that allows them to be displayed as well as accessed and used. A bookcase or media shelf is often best for this use, which allows easy access without hiding them away in a cabinet or drawer.

Storage Shelving

Another good method for keeping collections up and safely out of the way, and yet allow them to be prominently displayed is to install a narrow shelf around the entire top perimeter of the bedroom, about a foot or so from the ceiling. Using this shelf, boys can display toy miniature car collections, framed photos, autographed baseballs, and any other small collectible items that they might have.

Photo Wall

If he has collected a lot of photos, you might want to create an area on one wall to display some of his favorite ones. This could be as simple as hanging several multi-photo frames, or as creative as mounting a large board so that he can add them in a collage fashion. Another option for displaying random photos is to use clear plastic free-standing frames. These can be especially handy for displaying photo collections, since it’s easy to swap out the photos whenever the mood strikes.

About the Author: Targeting ‘do it yourselfers,’ Jessica Ackerman writes regularly for WallDecorandHomeAccents.com, offering simple illustrations of

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